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How to make the cursor type as pointer or crosshair using css?
I want to have a different cursor, how can I do that?
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Property: cursor
The cursor for any element can be set by using the css property "cursor".
Example Tag:
<div style="cursor: crosshair;"> this is a pointer type cursor </div>
Result
this is a pointer type cursor
The css property can take many values as described in the below table
| Value | Result |
| pointer | a hand symbol |
| crosshair | + symbol |
| move | move symbol |
| wait | loading symbol |
| help | question symbol |
| text | text symbol |
| e-resize | move east cursor |
| ne-resize | move north-east cursor |
| nw-resize | move north-west cursor |
| n-resize | move north cursor |
| se-resize | move south-east cursor |
| sw-resize | move south-west cursor |
| s-resize | move south cursor |
| w-resize | move west cursor |
| default | default cursor |
| url | user defined image as cursor |
A user defined image can be set as a cursor using css.
The code for it is "cursor: url('./images/cursor.gif');".
But this custom user defined cursor may not work in some versions of the browsers.
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A Note |
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets can be used along with html tags as explained in this site.
This simple CSS will help you to create much elegant and neat html web pages.
This does not need any additional softwares or codings.
All web browser are capable of handing CSS codes.
Note 2: If required you can using <span> instead of <div> tags.
div tag will start and end on new lines. span will not exceed the tag area.
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